Shefa receives FIFA funding for Futsal court

President of Shefa Football who is also the Treasurer of Vanuatu Football Federation, Tane Maki made the announcement last Saturday during the presentation of the Wantok Futsal Competition and believes that this funding will go a long way towards promoting and developing Futsal at the grass roots level.“Firstly, I would like to thank FIFA, OFC and VFF for providing this important funding for Futsal Development in Vanuatu especially on the island of Efate.’ Said Tane Maki, Shefa Football President. “Through this funding we aim to increase the number of young boys playing football Futsal in the Northern Part of Efate Island.” “To achieve these goals we will work with VFF to support this important futsal project and I am sure we will compete in the next Wantok Futsal Competition next year,” concluded Tane Maki.Shefa Football Association (SFA) is one of the eight member associations of Vanuatu Football Federation. Same similar futsal project funded by FIFA and OFC will also build on the island of Santo next year.The North Efate Futsal Court construction project is currently out on tender and once tenders are finalized, the works are scheduled to begin towards the end of October beginning of November and will be completed by end of January 2015.

About VFF

Vanuatu has one of the most advanced technical programmes in Oceania, particularly at youth level. The Melanesian nation of around 220,000 inhabitants was chosen as one of six countries globally for a FIFA pilot project whereby players are identified at a young age and selected to train and stay full-time at the national academy. As part of that two-year programme for players aged 15-17, consideration is given to continuing school or vocational education.